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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
(1st UPDATE) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls it 'a proud day' for families and casts the law as proof that policymakers can curb online harms that have outpaced traditional safeguards
www.rappler.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
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The resignation from the role of chief maintainer of the global order is what marks the real break from eighty years of American foreign policy. Not with a bang, but with a pathetic and myopic self-own: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pZ5Xg8
Trump’s National Security Strategy: Atlas Shrugs
Hopefully the policy document won’t have much to do with the administration’s actions.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The resignation from the role of chief maintainer of the global order is what marks the real break from eighty years of American foreign policy. Not with a bang, but with a pathetic and myopic self-own: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pZ5Xg8
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In his 1989 farewell address, Ronald Reagan focused on civic memory—on America’s tendency to forget its own story. More than three decades later, that warning feels less like a rhetorical flourish and more like an unheeded alarm.
The Danger of Patriotism Detached From American Ideals
And how Ronald Reagan’s notion of ‘informed patriotism’ offers a path out of our political dysfunction.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In his 1989 farewell address, Ronald Reagan focused on civic memory—on America’s tendency to forget its own story. More than three decades later, that warning feels less like a rhetorical flourish and more like an unheeded alarm.
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Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
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Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to Trump’s ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to Trump’s ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
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Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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The World Cup is only months away and FIFA is failing to ensure players fans, and immigrant communities here will be protected from increasingly authoritarian ICE activity.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
‘Fifa cannot be silent’: human rights groups speak out over 2026 World Cup concerns
Fifa risks becoming ‘a public relations tool of an increasingly authoritarian US government’, human rights organisations have warned
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The World Cup is only months away and FIFA is failing to ensure players fans, and immigrant communities here will be protected from increasingly authoritarian ICE activity.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
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And now, the worlds ugliest trophy for the worlds most famous sexual predator.
Trump’s an actual toddler. Grabs woman’s private parts without asking, and he shits himself if he doesn’t get a shiny new toy every 5 minutes. (Probably shits himself even if he does, if we’re being honest)
Trump’s an actual toddler. Grabs woman’s private parts without asking, and he shits himself if he doesn’t get a shiny new toy every 5 minutes. (Probably shits himself even if he does, if we’re being honest)
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And now, the worlds ugliest trophy for the worlds most famous sexual predator.
Trump’s an actual toddler. Grabs woman’s private parts without asking, and he shits himself if he doesn’t get a shiny new toy every 5 minutes. (Probably shits himself even if he does, if we’re being honest)
Trump’s an actual toddler. Grabs woman’s private parts without asking, and he shits himself if he doesn’t get a shiny new toy every 5 minutes. (Probably shits himself even if he does, if we’re being honest)
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Secretary Hegseth and anyone else who commits war crimes must be held accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Secretary Hegseth and anyone else who commits war crimes must be held accountable.
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Sec. Kennedy must appear before the HELP Committee to explain why his vaccine advisory committee, in strong disagreement with the medical & scientific community, voted to end a decades-long recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
This vaccine saves lives.
This vaccine saves lives.
Breaking News: A federal vaccine committee voted to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B, a highly infectious virus that leads to chronic liver disease in most infected children.
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.
nyti.ms
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Sec. Kennedy must appear before the HELP Committee to explain why his vaccine advisory committee, in strong disagreement with the medical & scientific community, voted to end a decades-long recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
This vaccine saves lives.
This vaccine saves lives.
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A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.
A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.
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Eileen O’Connor, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, spoke with @motherjones.com about the Justice Department suing states across the country to obtain their complete voter files, which contain private voter data like driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. 1/2
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Eileen O’Connor, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center, spoke with @motherjones.com about the Justice Department suing states across the country to obtain their complete voter files, which contain private voter data like driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. 1/2
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Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Trump increased U.S. military spending to record levels.
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
He bombed Iran without approval from Congress.
He's launched deadly air strikes on fishing boats in the Caribbean — while presenting no evidence to back up allegations of drug smuggling.
"The peace president."
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Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
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As lawmakers debate extending ACA tax credits, photographer Stacy Cox received a letter from her marketplace insurer saying her monthly premium will increase by 50 percent—even if lawmakers extend the tax credits.
If she loses her $1,415 tax credit, her monthly premium will rise to $2,168. Watch:
If she loses her $1,415 tax credit, her monthly premium will rise to $2,168. Watch:
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As lawmakers debate extending ACA tax credits, photographer Stacy Cox received a letter from her marketplace insurer saying her monthly premium will increase by 50 percent—even if lawmakers extend the tax credits.
If she loses her $1,415 tax credit, her monthly premium will rise to $2,168. Watch:
If she loses her $1,415 tax credit, her monthly premium will rise to $2,168. Watch:
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❤️ #ReproductiveFreedomForAll News — December 5, 2025 | Updates & Actions You Can Take Today
Reproductive freedom is a right — not a privilege.
👉 Read more: goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/3MHAHDO
Reproductive freedom is a right — not a privilege.
👉 Read more: goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/3MHAHDO
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
❤️ #ReproductiveFreedomForAll News — December 5, 2025 | Updates & Actions You Can Take Today
Reproductive freedom is a right — not a privilege.
👉 Read more: goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/3MHAHDO
Reproductive freedom is a right — not a privilege.
👉 Read more: goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/3MHAHDO
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If you’re Donald Trump or one of his supporters, you get to crime with impunity knowing that anyone who attempts to hold you accountable for your criming will be punished.
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If you’re Donald Trump or one of his supporters, you get to crime with impunity knowing that anyone who attempts to hold you accountable for your criming will be punished.
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NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
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Families deserve a process we can trust. Our babies deserve protection, clarity, and care — not politics, confusion, and misinformation.
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Families deserve a process we can trust. Our babies deserve protection, clarity, and care — not politics, confusion, and misinformation.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?